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This week in Gophers’ sports: June 29th - July 5th

With the Fourth of July this weekend, most athletes receive the week off of competition. But not the Northwoods League, including many Gophers’ baseball players.

If you are heading out of town to the Rochester of Duluth areas of Minnesota, there will be games all weekend for you to enjoy.

Rochester will be playing host to Mankato, which will showcase three Gophers on Rochester’s roster. Outfielder Matt Fiedler is batting .290 with 9 RBIs. Just behind him is second baseman Connor Schaefbauer has knocked in 8 runs, while batting .253 this season.

Alexandria will be travelling to Duluth this weekend, where they might get to see Gophers pitcher Toby Anderson. For Duluth this year, Anderson has started six games with a 2-2 record and a 3.09 ERA.

And with the starters being determined by fan voting, if any former Gophers want a shot at the roster they will have to be selected by the managers based on the latest voting results.

Twins closer and former Gophers pitcher Glen Perkins has the best chance to represent Minnesota in the game. Perkins has gotten the nod the last two seasons and has been putting together a near-perfect season for the Twins, recording 24 saves in 24 opportunities with a 1.44 ERA.

The game takes place July 14, but the rosters will be announced this Sunday as voting draws to a close.